tony benn there were u.s. soldiers serving in iraq has been at the center of a scandal after posting a controversial video on you tube sergeant dunson planted grenades in the cars of iraq as checkpoints then filmed the reaction of drivers as a prank but as artie's reports most iraqis see nothing funny these actions. manning a checkpoint all day must get boring which is perhaps why sergeant dunson and his partner admit they pass the time and playing jokes on unsuspecting drivers in the future posting dunson describes how they planted a grenade in an iraqi man's car a few seconds of confusion all is explained and that perplexed but very relieved driver is sent on his way. but we had a you know because. our our it was just one of those things where you know it happened. on a guy like that on but for most iraqis this is not fun and life here is very far from being a joke. i think it's only for them to laugh for us it's not funny but very scary. we're used to your users the search is happening every day but if some

defensive sources describe the incident as a terrible embarrassment for british forces and tony benn an anti-war activist and former british m.p. says the facts are difficult to establish. the truth is the first casualty in war when you go to war truth ceases to be a factor in the thinking of anybody they just want to win the war and so i wouldn't surprise me if we haven't been told the truth about. afghanistan so for try to improve their own independence against an occupying power and in those circumstances they will do all they can and the occupying powers will do all they can to win the war undoubtedly we are not doing very well in afghanistan and i think the afghans are entitled to their independence. i take the view that britain should withdraw from afghanistan i think the voted now house of commons this week is a very important one because it's the first opportunity that the house of commons has had to have a vote on whether we should be in afghanistan or not and if there was a substantial vote against the war then it would alter the whole argument about british policy so i nat